If you can embrace the idea that your success and happiness are tied up in defeating the fear that's holding you back, you're 90 percent of the way to where you need to go, because no, we're not kids, and no, this is not a bike.

How often do our heroes stand still? It's hard to imagine Spock and Kirk landing on a planet and just relaxing for a month or two. Just hanging out has nothing to do with boldly going where no one has gone before. What makes us different from every other creature is that we go places, places we've not gone before. We do it willingly, and often. What makes our work and our life interesting is discovery, surprise, and the risk of exploration.

Tell your lizard (brain) to shut up.

If you're not willing to face the abyss of choice, you will almost certainly not spend enough time dancing with opportunity.

It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. Stop settling for what's good enough and start creating art that matters.

Most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copyedit the world, not to design it.

If the game is designed for you to lose, don't play that game. Play a different one.